Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop the charges against Solis after three years if he continues to cooperate with federal prosecutors, and does not commit any more crimes during that time.
As part of his deal with the feds, Solis admitted that, in July 2015, he asked a developer for a campaign contribution in exchange for his help getting them a zoning change to build a multi-unit rental building on a site in his ward that had once been a restaurant. In August 2015, two executives from the developer contributed $5,000 each to Solis' 25th Ward organization campaign fund, and informed Solis they planned to attend a September fundraiser.
Solis' deal requires him to appear to testify in any case at the request of federal prosecutors, and provide"complete and truthful testimony." He resigned as Zoning Committee chairman in January 2019 after the Sun-Times first revealed his cooperation with federal investigators. In court filings, federal prosecutors have revealed Solis' involvement in the case against Burke, who allegedly tried to get the managers and developers of the Old Main Post Office to hire his law firm in exchange for help with city issues and permits.
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